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  • Joe Murray
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  • Joe Murray (born May 3, 1961 in San Jose, California) is an Emmy-winning animator, best known as the creator of Rocko's Modern Life and Camp Lazlo. In 1993, his series Rocko's Modern Life gained fame. In 1996, the series was canceled. In 2005, Camp Lazlo aired. Its final season ended in 2008. In 2010, with Nelvana and Stephen Hillenberg (The father of Spongebob Squarepants), He worked of the Canadian series: Spliced
  • Joseph David "Joe" Murray (born May 3, 1961) is an American animator, writer, and illustrator best known as the creator of Rocko's Modern Life and Camp Lazlo. On Rocko, he voiced Ralph Bighead in the episodes "I Have No Son!" and "Wacky Delly". He also made a cameo appearance as himself at the end of the episode "Short Story". He is the author of the book Creating Animated Cartoons with Character: A Guide to Developing and Producing Your Own Series for TV, the Web, and Short Film, offering wisdom and expertise on the animation process.
  • Later in 1992, Murray created his first animated color film, My Dog Zero, for which he was awarded a Student Academy Award. He decided to develop a television series titled Rocko's Modern Life for Nickelodeon. After pitching it to Nickelodeon, the company decided to create the concept. While creating the series, Murray hired comedian and actor Carlos Alazraqui to supply the voice for the character of Rocko. The series premiered on Nickelodeon on September 18, 1993, and ended on November 24, 1996, completing four seasons and 52 episodes. After Rocko's Modern Life Murray wanted to create another television series, this time for Cartoon Network. He created his second series Camp Lazlo as a pilot, where he served as the producer of that pilot. After Cartoon Network decided to create the show,
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Created
  • Rocko's Modern Life
Birthday
  • 1961-05-03
yearsactive
  • 1981
Occupation
  • Animator, director, writer, artist
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  • Later in 1992, Murray created his first animated color film, My Dog Zero, for which he was awarded a Student Academy Award. He decided to develop a television series titled Rocko's Modern Life for Nickelodeon. After pitching it to Nickelodeon, the company decided to create the concept. While creating the series, Murray hired comedian and actor Carlos Alazraqui to supply the voice for the character of Rocko. The series premiered on Nickelodeon on September 18, 1993, and ended on November 24, 1996, completing four seasons and 52 episodes. After Rocko's Modern Life Murray wanted to create another television series, this time for Cartoon Network. He created his second series Camp Lazlo as a pilot, where he served as the producer of that pilot. After Cartoon Network decided to create the show, Murray brought fellow Rocko cast members Carlos Alazraqui, Tom Kenny (the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants) and Mr. Lawrence to voice the main characters Lazlo (Alazraqui), Scoutmaster Lumpus (Kenny) and Edward (Lawrence). The series first aired in 2005, and ended production in 2008, with five seasons and 65 episodes. Murray is the winner of two Primetime Emmy Awards for Camp Lazlo (Outstanding Special Class – Short-Format Animated Programs) and Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or More) for the TV film Camp Lazlo: Where's Lazlo?. He is currently working on the website KaboingTV, which is dedicated to animation. Murray is also a writer and illustrator and is the author of the book Creating Animated Cartoons with Character, which features animators about their careers in animated cartoons.
  • Joe Murray (born May 3, 1961 in San Jose, California) is an Emmy-winning animator, best known as the creator of Rocko's Modern Life and Camp Lazlo. In 1993, his series Rocko's Modern Life gained fame. In 1996, the series was canceled. In 2005, Camp Lazlo aired. Its final season ended in 2008. In 2010, with Nelvana and Stephen Hillenberg (The father of Spongebob Squarepants), He worked of the Canadian series: Spliced
  • Joseph David "Joe" Murray (born May 3, 1961) is an American animator, writer, and illustrator best known as the creator of Rocko's Modern Life and Camp Lazlo. On Rocko, he voiced Ralph Bighead in the episodes "I Have No Son!" and "Wacky Delly". He also made a cameo appearance as himself at the end of the episode "Short Story". He is the author of the book Creating Animated Cartoons with Character: A Guide to Developing and Producing Your Own Series for TV, the Web, and Short Film, offering wisdom and expertise on the animation process.
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